|  Nickname:
The Us
Year formed:
1937
Ground: Layer Road
Capacity: 7,556 2006/07
average: 5,466
Record attendance:
19,072
For visitors: Up to 875
in the Layer Road End with 175
extra seats in-between the Layer
Road Terrace and Popular Barside.
Position last season:
10th in the Championship
Manager: Geraint Williams
(July 2006)
Players
in:
Clive Platt (MK Dons), Teddy
Sheringham (West Ham), Mark
Yeates (Tottenham), Luke Guttridge
(Leyton Orient), Danny Granville
(Crystal Palace), Matthew Connolly
(Arsenal, loan), Bela Balogh
(MTK Hungaria, loan), Kevin
Lisbie (Charlton).
Players out: Chris Iwelumo
(Charlton), Jamie Cureton (Norwich),
Richard Garcia (Hull), Wayne
Brown (Hull), Garry Richards
(Southend), Lawrie Wilson, Robbie
King, Marino Keith, Craig Hughes.
Key man: Teddy
Sheringham
Record transfer fee
paid: £50k (Neil
Gregory, Ipswich, March 1998)
Record transfer fee
received: £2.25m
(Lomano Lua Lua, Newcastle,
September 2000)
Ticket office: 0871 2262161
Ticket prices: Adult
£19-£20, concessions
£12-£14
Official website: www.cu-fc.com
Return journey:
118 miles
Journey time:
2 hours, 48 minutes
Best League Win:
9-1 v Bradford City 30/12/1961
Division 4
Last meeting: Colchester
United 3, Norwich City 0 (March
31, 2007): Norwich City’s
Jeckyll-and-Hyde run of form
continued at Layer Road as they
crashed to a defeat at the hands
of Colchester United. Three
goals in the space of 20 minutes
in the second half did the damage.
Ex-Canary striker Jamie Cureton
struck the first blow after
52 minutes after excellent work
from strike partner Chris Iwelumo.
Richard Garcia added the second
11 minutes later and Iwelumo
made it 3-0 after 72 minutes
following an error by Andy Hughes.
Full
Match Report
Last Norwich away win:
14/09/1957 Colchester 1 (McCurley),
Norwich 2 (Gavin, Brennan)
Chances: A turbulent
pre-season for the U's as the
Layer Road side became victims
of their own success last season.
Their surprise 10th placed finish
alerted several clubs to their
prized assets and the likes
of Jamie Cureton, Chris Iwelumo
and Richard Garcia have moved
on. The departure of last year’s
lethal front pairing of Cureton
and Iwelumo has led many to
believe United might struggle
with ‘second season syndrome’
in the Championship. But Williams
has made some astute looking
signings, while the experience
of Sheringham will also be a
bonus. Almost impossible to
beat at Layer Road last campaign
and a repeat should ensure mid-table
respectability.
Prediction:
17th
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For an unofficial Guide to the
Ground click
here.
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